Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and ThirtiesAn updated edition of the New York Times bestseller: “A tremendously useful guide to all the essentials of sound personal finance” in your 20s and 30s (Fortune). This is a completely revised and updated fourth edition of Get a Financial Life—the book that has served for more than two decades as a down-to-earth guide for younger adults on how to get out of debt, learn to save, and invest for the future. Beth Kobliner shares brand-new insights and concrete, actionable advice geared to help a new generation deal with challenges like student debt and sky-high rents, and form healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime. From tackling taxes to boosting credit scores to making smart decisions about investments, insurance, and more, Get a Financial Life is an essential resource that can help you avoid all-too-common money mistakes. “Sometimes the very best books are the simplest. And that’s the beauty of Get a Financial Life . . . it offers the fundamental ABCs of how to manage your money.” —USA Today “A highly readable and substantial guide.” —The New York Times “Get it. Read it. Reference it often.” —Kiplinger’s |
Contents
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Dealing with Debt | |
Basic Banking | |
All You Really Need to Know About Investing | |
Living the Good Life in 2070 | |
Oh Give Me a Home | |
Insurance What You Need and What You Dont | |
How to Make Your Life Less Taxing | |
Making the Most of Military Benefits | |
Further Reading | |
About the Author | |
Other editions - View all
Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties Beth Kobliner Limited preview - 2017 |
Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance In Your Twenties and Thirties Beth Kobliner Limited preview - 2009 |
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